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Friday, April 19, 2013

A Step Forward: Creating a Just Drug Policy for the United States
All Day
University of Oregon School of Law, Room 175
Contact: Adam Schulz • EmailWebsite

Drug criminalization imposes major social and economic costs upon the United States each year. The importance of a thoughtful evaluation of our nation's punitive approach is clear. Oregon Law Review's symposium will thoroughly examine this topic, discussing unresolved issues of federalism presented by recent state initiatives, the costs and benefits of our nation's drug laws, and the successful elements of alternative regimes of other nations. Speakers include Judge James Gray, Judge Steven Alm, Dr. Beau Kilmer, and Professor Mark Tushnet.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

In 2011, Dean Amos returned to Oregon Law after serving in Washington, D.C. for two years as Deputy Solicitor for Land and Water Resources in the United States Department of the Interior. While in D.C., she worked directly on a water rights dispute in the Pacific Northwest, the Klamath Basin Conflict. She will discuss her experience as a federal attorney working on the Klamath Basin Conflict and the current outlook for an agreement. She will also highlight the many lessons this conflict can provide for law students.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Community 5K run benefits Oregon Law's Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is in remembrance of Thomas Foster III, who was a third-year law student at the time of his death in 1999. The scholarship is awarded to a third year Oregon law student who possesses the character traits of Tom Foster – integrity, honesty, passion, humor, motivation, dedication to the law school, and search for knowledge. A portion of your Eugene 5K entry goes directly to the Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund.

The Community 5K run benefits Oregon Law's Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is in remembrance of Thomas Foster III, who was a third-year law student at the time of his death in 1999. The scholarship is awarded to a third year Oregon law student who possesses the character traits of Tom Foster – integrity, honesty, passion, humor, motivation, dedication to the law school, and search for knowledge. A portion of your Eugene 5K entry goes directly to the Tom Foster Environmental Scholarship Fund.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Come join LIP for a discussion of recent IP cases heard this term by the Supreme Court - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons on the copyright first sale doctrine, and Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics on the patent-eligibility of human genes.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Third event in the Wayne Morse Center Migration Project's 2012-13 speaker series "The Borders Within: Immigrants, Race, and the Politics of Surveillance and Enforcement in the United States." We will examine emerging geographies of policing immigrant and "ethnic" lives in the contemporary United States, exploring how these processes are shaped by race, class and broader geopolitical narratives, as well as how these policing efforts are shaping immigrant lives and experiences.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Co-sponsored by the undergraduate UO Mock Trial Team and the local ACLU Lane County Chapter Board this event seeks to educate the public about their rights when interacting with law enforcement. The structure of the event will begin with a brief presentation followed by panel discussion involving recent city legislation regarding house parties and end with a Q&A session.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Professors Tippett and Frost will be leading a bar exam bootcamp for students and alumni on May 15 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The morning will include an overall plan of attack for studying, and strategies for the multi-state. 1:00 - 2:30 will be devoted to strategies for responding to essay questions (all state bars), and 2:30 - 4:00 will be devoted to study strategies for the performance test (California and Oregon). Pizza, drinks and snacks provided!

Join in an inspiring day at Oregon Law. Oregon Court of Appeals Judge David Schuman '84 will address the need for new lawyers in our society. Our faculty will discuss important contemporary legal issues and how you will be engaged in finding creative solutions. Visit our state and federal courthouses, or join in a Willamette River walk about with national water law expert Associate Dean Adell Amos '98, or view the UO campus from a law student perspective.